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POMFRET --- Fire officials believe the fire that ripped through the First Congregational Church of Pomfret Dec. 7 was accidental and lean toward the fire being related to construction at the church. A dozen fire companies fought the fire, which began on the first floor. There were no injuries and the Pomfret School across the street offered its chapel to the congregation.
The church was founded in the 1700s and the church building that burned was built in 1850. Witnesses said the fire and heavy smoke appeared in the first floor. The steeple collapsed into the sanctuary in less than an hour. Some computer records and personal property was saved from the back of the building which was not hit hard.